■ verb look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement or wonder.
↘(of the eyes) protrude or open wide.
■ adjective (of the eyes) protuberant or rolling.
■ noun ( ~s )
1》 close-fitting protective glasses with side shields.
2》 the staggers (a disease of sheep).
Derivatives
~d adjective
Origin
ME (in the sense 'look to one side, squint'): prob. from a base symbolic of oscillating movement.